Employment Lawyer Suzanne Boy Elected President of HRMA of Southwest Florida

Fort Myers, FL, December 13, 2014 --(PR.com)-- The law firm of Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt, P.A. is pleased to announce that Attorney Suzanne Boy was sworn in as the 2015 President of the Human Resource Management Association of Southwest Florida (HRMA), a local chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). HRMA is a group of over 260 human resource and other professionals who come together to discuss issues related to human resource management, and to find ways to better serve their employers and employees.

Boy concentrates her practice in employment law, assisting clients with all aspects of employment-related litigation, claims, and client counseling, including employee handbooks; supervisory training; wage/hour matters; and employee termination, leave, and disciplinary issues. Boy frequently speaks to businesses and professional groups on various employment matters, and she is the lead blogger and editor of the Southwest Florida Employment Law Blog.

In 2014, Boy was named one of Gulfshore Business Magazine’s 40 Under 40 and Business Observer’s Top 40 Under 40. She also has been recognized by Florida Super Lawyers® for five consecutive years as a “Rising Star” in the field of business litigation (2010) and employment & labor (2011-2014). Boy was one of 174 attorneys in Florida selected as an “Up and Comer” by Florida Trend Magazine’s Legal Elite (2012). Boy is also AV rated by Martindale Hubbell.

Boy is a member of the Lee County Bar Association, the Labor and Employment Section of the Florida Bar, and the American Bar Association's Section of Labor and Employment Law. Boy received her undergraduate degree from the University of Florida, with honors, in 2002, and her law degree from Stetson University College of Law in 2006, where she served as an editor of the Stetson Law Review.

Henderson Franklin is the largest, locally-based law firm between Tampa and Miami with over 55 attorneys dedicated to providing a wide range of legal services in the areas of business and tax planning, estate planning, family law, commercial and civil litigation, eminent domain, immigration law, workers' compensation, employment law, real estate, and land use and environmental law. Since 1924, Henderson Franklin has been assisting clients build their homes, businesses and communities in Southwest Florida. Henderson Franklin operates offices in Fort Myers, Bonita Springs, Naples and Sanibel Island. For more information on Boy or Henderson Franklin, visit www.henlaw.com.